At these words, Gu Yu's eyes first lit up, but their light soon dimmed again.
He glanced at his arms, which trembled merely from being raised, and said with a bitter smile:
"Upper Immortal, though this little old man can be stubborn sometimes, this body truly is... old."
As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at Xu Taiping with an exceedingly complicated expression in his eyes, asking:
"Upper Immortal, can an old man like me really do it? Am I suited to it?"
Xu Taiping met Gu Yu's gaze and said with utter seriousness:
"At least in this world, no one is better suited than you!"
In all his life, apart from his elder brother Gu Yang, this was the first time Gu Yu had seen anyone believe in him and praise him like this.
No, there was someone else-Teacher Red Carp!
Back at the Red Carp Library, Teacher Red Carp believed in me like this too, dull-witted as I was!
At the thought of Teacher Red Carp, tears suddenly streamed down Gu Yu's face again.
But he immediately wiped the tears from his face hard with his sleeve, then nodded firmly and said:
"Since you believe in this old man so much, Upper Immortal, I shall devote all my strength to learning!"
Xu Taiping nodded, then continued solemnly:
"However, once you learn this set of blade techniques from me, you must take revenge on the eight villains of Eight Heroes Valley yourself."
"The three of us will, at most, offer you some protection."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yu froze on the spot and murmured:
"But... those Eight Evil Ones of Eight Heroes Valley aren't people an ordinary person can... can deal with..."
Xu Taiping did not respond to that, but continued:
"Whether you wish to learn my